The list of attendees for the 2019 Western Conference of Public Service Commissioners will be updated every Friday.
Name | Title | Organization | Date Registered |
Kristine Schmidt | Governing Body Member | Western EIM | 3/18/19 |
Keith Switzer | Vice President | Golden State Water Company | 3/18/19 |
Jeffrey Stein | Policy Advisor | API | 3/18/19 |
Sam Loudenslager | Director, Regulatory Policy | Southwest Power Pool | 3/18/19 |
John Prescott | Governing Body Member | Western Energy Imbalance Market | 3/18/19 |
Sarah Qureshi | Principal | Nextera Energy | 3/18/19 |
Tyler Lindholm | Tyler Lindholm | Wyoming House of Representatives | 3/18/19 |
Karl Rabago | Executive Director | Pace Energy and Climate Center | 3/18/19 |
Pamela Rabago | Guest | Pace Energy and Climate Center | 3/18/19 |
Jack Hawks | Executive Director | California Water Association | 3/18/19 |
Cale Case | Senator | Wyoming Legislature | 3/19/19 |
Rick CIMERMAN | VP – External & State Affairs | NCTA – The Internet & Television Association | 3/19/19 |
Dan Lapato | Senior Director, State Affairs | American Gas Association | 3/19/19 |
Patrick Ehrbar | Directory of Regulatory Affairs | Avista Corporation | 3/19/19 |
Liz Andrews | Sr Mgr Revenue Requirements | Avista Corporation | 3/19/19 |
David Meyer | VP & Chief Counsel Reg & Govt Affairs | Avista Corporation | 3/19/19 |
Gayle Burns | Guest | Arizona Corporation Commission | 3/19/19 |
Bob Burns | Chairman | Arizona Corporation Commission | 3/19/19 |
Cliff Rechtschaffen | Commissioner | California Public Utilities Commission | 3/19/19 |
Mary Claire Couch | Manager, Governmental Affairs and Public Policy | American Gas Association | 3/19/19 |
Kelly Mendenhall | Director, Regulatory | Dominion Energy | 3/20/19 |
Jordan Stephenson | Manager, Regulatory | Dominion Energy | 3/20/19 |
Austin Summers | Manager, Regulatory | Dominion Energy | 3/20/19 |
Jessica Ipson | Regulatory Analyst | Dominion Energy | 3/20/19 |
Orijit Ghoshal | Regulatory Affairs | Invenergy | 3/20/19 |
Steve Olea | Policy Advisor | Arizona Corporation Commission | 3/20/19 |
Gwynne Olea | Guest | Arizona Corporation Commission | 3/20/19 |
Ann Rendahl | Commissioner | WA UTC | 3/20/19 |
Deb Scott | Senior Director, Regulatory Policy | Salt River Project | 3/20/19 |
Dan Skopec | Vice President, Regulatory Affairs | San Diego Gas & Electric Co. | 3/20/19 |
William Hanchey | VP Government Affairs | CenturyLink | 3/21/19 |
Marne Jones | VP | Black Hills Corporation | 3/21/19 |
Zachary Kravitz | Director, Rates & Regulatory Affairs | NW Natural | 3/21/19 |
Michelle Malloy | Coordinator | WCPSC | 3/21/19 |
Jay Balasbas | Commissioner | WA UTC | 3/21/19 |
Paul Suskie | Executive VP | Southwest Power Pool | 3/22/19 |
Noel Black | Vice President, Federal Regulatory Affairs | Southern Company | 3/22/19 |
Thad LeVar | Chair | PSC of Utah | 3/25/19 |
David Clark | Commissioner | Utah Public Service Commission | 3/25/19 |
Susan Clark | Guest | Utah Public Service Commission | 3/25/19 |
Travis Kavulla | Director, Energy Policy | R Street Institute | 3/25/19 |
Laura Farkas | Guest | n/a | 3/25/19 |
Greg White | Executive Director | NARUC | 3/26/19 |
Ben Bright | Manager – Regulatory | 201 Worthen Drive | 3/26/19 |
Benjamin Aron | Director, State Regulatory Affairs | CTIA | 3/26/19 |
Alaine Ginocchio | Attorney/Energy Policy Analyst | Western Interstate Energy Board | 3/26/19 |
Jordan White | Commissioner | Public Service Commission | 3/26/19 |
Fred Nass | Commission Staff | Public Service Commission of Utah | 3/26/19 |
Melissa Paschal | Commission Staff | Public Service Commission of Utah | 3/26/19 |
Alice Jackson | President | Xcel Energy – Colorado | 3/26/19 |
Barry Springer | Vice President | Mountain View Electric Association, Inc. | 3/27/19 |
Henry Tilghman | Principal | TIlghman Associates | 3/27/19 |
Fred Stoffel | Director, Regulatory & Finance | Black Hills Corporation | 3/28/19 |
David Bush | Governmental Affairs Manager | Black Hills Energy | 3/29/19 |
Jim Horan | Regulatory Affairs Manager | NRECA | 3/29/19 |
Shirley Welte | VP-Wyoming Operations | Black Hills Energy | 4/01/19 |
Dustin McKen | Manager, Electric Operations | Black Hills Energy | 4/01/19 |
Eric Williams | Consultant | Nuclear Energy Institute | 4/01/19 |
Jenniffer Clark | Sr. Counsel | Dominion Energy | 4/01/19 |
Abby Briggerman |
Partner | Holland & Hart LLP | 4/02/19 |
Paul Kjellander | Commissioner | Idaho Public Utilities Commission | 4/03/19 |
Elizabeth Stipnieks | Senior Advisor | Public Utilities Fortnightly | 4/04/19 |
Holly Taylor | Ms. | Western Interconnection Regional Advisory Body | 4/04/19 |
Nik Stoffel | Attorney | Holland & Hart LLP | 4/04/19 |
Megan Decker | Chair | Oregon Public Utility Commission | 4/04/19 |
Steve Bloom | Commissioner | ORegon Public Utility Commission | 4/04/19 |
Claire Albouy | Kristi Collins | Guest | 4/04/19 |
Letha Tawney | Commissioner | Oregon Public Utility Commission | 4/04/19 |
Etta Lockey | VP, Regulation | PacifiCorp | 4/05/19 |
Eric Schubert | Regulatory Affairs Advisor | BP Energy Company | 4/05/19 |
Natasha Siores | Manager, Regulatory Compliance | NW natural | 4/05/19 |
Ryder Rudd | Government Consultant | RSR Strategies | 4/07/19 |
Namrata Mishra | Rates Analyst | Atmos Energy Corporation | 4/08/19 |
Jon Piliaris | Director, Regulatory Affairs | Puget Sound Energy | 4/08/19 |
Cathie Allen | Regulatory Affairs Manager | PacifiCorp | 4/08/19 |
Ward Camp | Chief Policy Officer | Energy Blockchain Consortium | 4/08/19 |
Brandon Housekeeper | Director, Regulatory Affairs | Puget Sound Energy | 4/08/19 |
Peter Colussy | Manager, Regional Affairs | CAISO | 4/09/19 |
Matt Evans | PIO | Idaho Public Utilities Commission | 4/10/19 |
Scott Miller | Executive Director | Western Power Trading Forum | 4/10/19 |
Stephen Goodson | Policy Advisor | Idaho Public Utilities Commission | 4/10/19 |
Teri Ohta | Principal Corp. Counsel | T-Mobile | 4/11/19 |
Cindy Blume | Program Manager | CPU NMSU | 4/11/19 |
Anne Arquit | VP Market Development | Enervee | 4/13/19 |
Walter Niederberger | Correspondent | TagesAnzeiger | 4/13/19 |
Katie McCormack | Program Director, West Policy | Energy Foundation | 4/13/19 |
Dan Pfeiffer | Vice President of Government Affairs | ITRON | 4/15/19 |
David Danner | Chairman | Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission | 4/15/19 |
Philip Jones | Executive Director | Alliance for Transportation Electrification | 4/15/19 |
Pooja Kishore | State Regulatory Manager | PacifiCorp | 4/16/19 |
Ivy Lyn | Senior Manager | Edison Electric Institute | 4/16/19 |
Joelle Steward | Vice President, Regulation | PacifiCorp | 4/16/19 |
Eric Nelsen | Senior Regulatory Attorney | NW Natural | 4/16/19 |
Jolynn Butler | Director | AT&T | 4/17/19 |
Alexis Sulentic | Manager, State Regulatory Outreach | Edison Electric Institute | 4/17/19 |
Cynthia Hall | Commissioner | NMPRC | 4/17/19 |
Robert Macfarlane | Regulatory Consultant | Portland General Electric | 4/17/19 |
Boyd Dunn | Commissioner | Arizona Corporation Commission | 4/17/19 |
Nancy Dunn | Guest | Arizona Corporation Commission | 4/17/19 |
Deana Dennis | Sr. Mgr. Gov’t & Ext’l Relations | EPRI | 4/19/19 |
Steven McDougal | Director, Regulation | PacifiCorp | 4/19/19 |
Ted Weston | Regulatory Manager | Rocky Mountain Power | 4/22/19 |
Raegene Weston | Guest | Rocky Mountain Power | 4/22/19 |
Lori Blattner | Director, Regulatory Affairs | Intermountain Gas Company | 4/22/19 |
Brenda Salter | Utility Technical Consultant | Utah Division of Public Utilities | 4/22/19 |
Steve Salter | Guest | Utah Division of Public Utilities | 4/22/19 |
Stacy Splittstoesser | WY Regulatory Affairs Manager | Rocky Mountain Power | 4/22/19 |
Bob Stump | Executive Director | Arizona Energy Policy Group | 4/22/19 |
Jane Stump | Guest | 4/22/19 | |
Brooke Trammell | RVP Rates & Regulatory Affairs | Xcel Energy | 4/23/19 |
Eric Orton | Utility Technical Consultant | Utah PSC | 4/23/19 |
Jodie Orton | Guest | Utah PSC | 4/23/19 |
Bradley Johnson | Chairman | Montana Public Service Commission | 4/23/19 |
Kyle White | VP Regulatory Strategy | Black Hills Energy | 4/23/19 |
Ann Pongracz | Commissioner | Public Utilities Commission of Nevada | 4/23/19 |
Mark Cole | Guest | Public Utilities Commission of Nevada | 4/23/19 |
Colleen Larkin Bell | VP & General Manager | Dominion Energy | 4/24/19 |
Ariel Son | State Regulatory Affairs Manager | PacifiCorp | 4/24/19 |
Jared Geiger | VP Rates and Regulatory Affairs | Atmos Energy | 4/24/19 |
Jerrad Hammer | Director Regulatory and Finance | Black Hills Energy | 4/25/19 |
Elizabeth Hickey | Attorney | Interwest Energy Alliance | 4/25/19 |
Eric Anderson | Commissioner | Idaho Public Utilities Commission | 4/25/19 |
Charlie Buck | Director, Regulatory Affairs | Oracle Utilities | 4/25/19 |
Robert A. Nelson | Consumer Counsel | Montana Consumer Counsel | 4/26/19 |
Mike Wilding | Director, Regulation | Pacific Power | 4/26/19 |
Yvonne Hogle | Asst General Counsel | Rocky Mountain Power | 4/29/19 |
Craig Gott | General Manager | Suburban Water Systems | 4/29/19 |
Jason Evans | Director of Development | Ecoplexus Inc. | 4/29/19 |
Angela Dykema | Owner | Dykema Strategies | 4/29/19 |
Kelcey Brown | Director, Market Policy | PacifiCorp | 4/30/19 |
Todd Brink | General Counsel | Black Hills Energy | 4/30/19 |
John Gavan | Commissioner | The Colorado Public Utilities Commission | 4/30/19 |
Jeffrey Ackermann | Chairman | The Colorado Public Utilities Commission | 4/30/19 |
Joe Christian | Director of Rates & Regulatory Affairs | Prefix | 4/30/19 |
Gary Gregory | President | Atmos Energy | 5/1/19 |
Laurie Gregory | Guest | Atmos Energy | 5/1/19 |
Mark Fenton | Executive Director, Regulatory Policy & Case Management | Public Service Company of New Mexico | 5/1/19 |
Michelle Motzkus | Legal & Regulatory Affairs | Silver Star Communications | 5/2/19 |
Russ Motzkus | Guest | Silver Star Communications | 5/2/19 |
Theresa Becenti-Aguilar | Commissioner | New Mexico Public Regulation Commission | 5/2/19 |
Stacey Crowley | Vice President External and Customer Affairs | CALIFORNIA ISO | 5/2/19 |
Michael Picker | President | CA Public Utilities Commission | 5/2/19 |
Jeff Richards | VP and General Counsel | Rocky Mountain Power | 5/2/19 |
Mike Parvinen | Director, Regulatory Affairs | Cascade Natural Gas Corp. | 5/2/19 |
Aaron Rader | Regulatory Affairs | Wartsila | 5/3/19 |
Sandra Waldstein | Public Affairs Supervisor | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 5/3/19 |
Hudson Sangree | Correspondent | RTO Insider | 5/3/19 |
Christopher Leger | Attorney | Wyoming OCA | 5/3/19 |
Robert Pickett | Commissioner | Regulatory Commission of Alaska | 5/3/19 |
Maury Gilbraith | Executive Director | Western Interstate Energy Board | 5/4/19 |
David Boyd | VP, Gov’t & Regulatory Affairs | MISO | 5/6/19 |
Brian Theaker | Director, Regulatory Affairs | NRG Energy, Inc. | 5/6/19 |
Denise Parrish | Deputy Administrator | Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate | 5/6/19 |
Rick Walsh | Guest | Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate | 5/6/19 |
Hannah Yi | Program Associate, West Policy | Energy Foundation | 5/6/19 |
Michele Beck | Director | Office of Consumer Services | 5/7/19 |
Richard Glick | Commissioner | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 5/7/19 |
Tom Darin | Western Region Director | American Wind Energy Assoc | 5/7/19 |
Margaret Miller | Director of Regulatory Affairs and Market Development | Avangrid Renewables | 5/7/19 |
Leodoloff Asuncion, Jr. | Commissioner | HI Public Utilities Commission | 5/7/19 |
Karen Kansfield | Manager, Regulatory Services | Tucson Electric Power/UNSE | 5/7/19 |
Kaylan Dorsch | Stakeholder Relations Coordinator | Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance | 5/7/19 |
William Spruance | Policy Analyst | NAWC | 5/7/19 |
Michael Brady | SVP, State Regulatory Affairs | Comcast | 5/8/19 |
Anthony Ornelas | Rate Analyst | Wyoming OCA | 5/8/19 |
Matt Derr | Director/Regulation & Energy Efficiency | Southwest Gas Corporation | 5/8/19 |
Justin Brown | Sr VP/General Counsel | Southwest Gas Corporation | 5/8/19 |
Christina Hayes | Vice President | Berkshire Hathaway Energy | 5/8/19 |
Seth Nelson | Manager, Transmission Policy | Black Hills Energy | 5/9/19 |
Jana Smoot White | General Counsel | Black Hills Energy | 5/9/19 |
Elizabeth Salerno | Technical Advisor | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 5/9/19 |
Matthew Christiansen | Attorney Advisor | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 5/9/19 |
Megan DeCorse | Regulatory Counsel | Tucson Electric Power Co. | 5/9/19 |
Cameron Yourkowski | Regulatory Market Affairs Manager | EDP Renewables | 5/9/19 |
Michael Robinson | Commissioner | Wyoming PSC | 5/10/19 |
Jefferson Byrd | Commissioner | NM Public Regulation Commission | 5/10/19 |
Lee Beck | Senior Advisor | Global CCS Institute | 5/10/19 |
Erin Timrawi | 5/10/19 | ||
Anna Pavlova | VP, Government Relations | Schneider Electric | 5/10/19 |
Sara Baldwin | Vice President, Regulatory | IREC | 5/10/19 |
Edward Garvey | Regulatory Advisor | AESL Consulting | 5/11/19 |
Andrew Bordine | VP – Energy Markets and Innovation | pdvWireless | 5/13/19 |
Austin Rueschhoff | Attorney | Holland & Hart LLP | 5/13/19 |
Mary Throne | Deputy Chair | Wyoming Public Service Commission | 5/13/19 |
Kevin Boyce | Guest | Wyoming Public Service Commission | 5/13/19 |
Brad Ramsay | General Counsel | NARUC | 5/13/19 |
Doug Little | Senior Advisor | Department of Energy | 5/13/19 |
Justin Fornstrom | Guest of Kara Fornstrom | 5/13/19 | |
Kara B. Fornstrom | Chairman | Wyoming Public Service Commission | 5/13/19 |
John Gutierrez | Senior Director – Government Affairs | Comcast | 5/14/19 |
Mark Chiles | VP – Regulatory Affairs | Cascade Natural Gas & Intermountain Gas | 5/14/19 |
Tim Tatum | VP, Regulatory Affairs | Idaho Power Company | 5/14/19 |
Caitlin Straabe | Regulatory Analyst | Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. | 5/15/19 |
Tamie Aberle | Director of Regulatory Affairs | Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. | 5/15/19 |
Jon Sohn | US Director | Capital Power | 5/15/19 |
Bill Kunick | FERC (guest) | 5/15/19 | |
Bryce Freeman | Administrator | Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate | 5/15/19 |
Pam Freeman | Guest | 5/15/19 | |
Matthew Horton | Chief Commercial Officer | Proterra Inc | 5/15/19 |
Cheryl LaFleur | Commissioner | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 5/15/19 |
Tony O’Donnell | Commissioner | Montana PSC | 5/16/19 |
Christopher Worley | Director of Rate Design | Vivint Solar | 5/16/19 |
Jennifer Price | Government Affairs Director | Comcast | 5/16/19 |
Jeffrey Petrash | VP & General Counsel | National Propane Gas Association | 5/16/19 |
Doug Cooley | VP – State Gov Affairs | Comcast | 5/16/19 |
Brian Heithoff | CEO/General Manager | High West Energy | 5/17/19 |
Steven Wellner | Legal Advisor | Federal Energy Regulatory Commission | 5/17/19 |
Will Dubois | Lead Assistant General Counsel | Xcel Energy Services | 5/17/19 |
David Angell | Senior Manager, T&D Planning | Idaho Power | 5/17/19 |
Michael D’Antonio | Manager Regulatory Administration | Xcel Energy/Southwestern Public Service Co. | 5/17/19 |
Branden Sudduth | VP, Reliability Planning and Performance Analysis | WECC | 5/17/19 |
Mark Westhoff | Vice President, Pipeline Management | Kinder Morgan West Region Gas Pipelines | 5/17/19 |
Brian Fritz | Director of Transmission Services | PacifiCorp | 5/17/19 |
Mark Peterson | Dr. | University of Wyoming | 5/17/19 |
Alexandra Leumer | Director, Public Policy | ChargePoint | 5/18/19 |
Martha Merrill | Regulatory Analyst | Simple Energy | 5/19/19 |
Amy Timperly | Director/Regulation & Energy Efficiency | SouthWest Gas Corporation | 5/20/19 |
Jason Beggar | Executive Director | WY Infrastructure Authority | 5/20/19 |
Ellen Nowak | Commissioner | Public Service Commission of Wisconsin | 5/20/19 |
Nick Wagner | Board Member | Iowa Utilities Board | 5/20/19 |
Ethan Case | Vice President of Policy | Heelstone Energy | 5/20/19 |
Justin Wilson | Director, Public Policy | Chargepoint | 5/20/19 |
William Russell | 5/20/19 | ||
Al Minier | 5/20/19 | ||
Rachel Bird | Director of Policy & Business Development, West | Borrego Solar | 5/20/19 |
Chris Nelder | Manager | Rocky Mountain Institute | 5/20/19 |
Winnifred Groves | PUC Research Assistant | HI Public Utilities Commission | 5/20/19 |
Tanuj Denora | Vice President, Market Development | Simple Energy | 5/20/19 |
Kris Zadlo | Senior Vice President, Commercial Analytics, Regulatory Affairs and Transmission | Ivenergy | 5/21/19 |
Crystal McDonough | Attorney | McDonough Law LLC | 5/21/19 |
Anthony Sanabria | Account Director Business Development | Kinder Morgan, Inc. | 5/21/19 |
Thomas Ashley | VP, Policy | Greenlots | 5/21/19 |
Bruce Asay | Mr. | ALG Law | 5/21/19 |
Jason Fordney | Editor | California Energy Markets (Newsdata) | 5/21/19 |
Mark Soltes | AVP-Government Affairs | CenturyLink | 5/21/19 |
Tobi Johansen | Vice-President | Wyoming Telecommunications Association | 5/21/19 |
David Feldman | Senior Partner | SDR | 5/21/19 |
Tim Kunkleman | Director, State Reg & Govt Affairs | CenturyLink | 5/21/19 |
Richard Glick | Commissioner | FERC | 5/22/19 |
Gary Dorris | President | Ascend Analytics | 5/22/19 |
David Millar | Director Resource Planning Consulting | Ascend Analytics | 5/22/19 |
Michael Nasi | Mr. | Jackson Walker LLP | 5/22/19 |
Kristin Lee | Director | CenturyLink | 5/22/19 |
Virginia Bodyfelt | Ms. | Union Wireless | 5/23/19 |
Michelle Peden | Ms. | Union Wireless | 5/23/19 |
Jim Bell | Dominion Energy | 5/23/19 | |
Shelley Kendrick | Director, Marketing & Business Development | Dominion Energy Questar Pipeline | 5/24/19 |
Michael Easley | CEO | Powder River Energy Corporation | 5/24/19 |
Elizabeth Horner | Senior Counsel | U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works | 5/24/19 |
Liz Zerga | Attorney | WYTA | 5/28/19 |
Jack Walkenhorst | WYTA President | WYTA | 5/28/19 |
Mike McGroddy | Mr. | NET Power, LLC | 5/28/19 |
Shawn Taylor | Executive Director | Wyoming Rural Electric Association | 5/28/19 |
Ryan Fitzpatrick | Project Director | NextEra Energy Resources | 5/28/19 |
Bradford Cooper | Senior Manager, Market Design Policy | California ISO | 5/28/19 |
Tony O’Donnell | Commissioner | Montana Public Service Commission | 5/28/19 |
Sam Massey | Director | NextEra Energy Resources | 5/29/19 |
Travis Jones | Guest of Black Hills Corporation | 5/29/19 |
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